Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912)

Republic of China
(Provisional Government)
Republic of China; (Provisional Government)
	"Republic of China" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese	中華民國
Simplified Chinese	中华民国
Postal	Chunghwa Minkuo
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōnghuá mínguó
Wade–Giles	Chung1-hua2 min2-kuo2
IPA	[ʈʂʊ́ŋxwǎ mǐn.kwǒ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Jūng-wàah màhn-gwok
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tiong-hoâ Bîn-kok
Tâi-lô	Tiong-huâ bîn-kok

Provisional Government of the Republic of China
Provisional Government of the Republic of China
1912—1913
	Flag Emblem
	Anthem: "Song of Five Races Under One Union"; （1912—1913）; ; "Song to the Auspicious Cloud"; （1913）;
	After the Qing Emperor abdicated on February 12, 1912, the territory claimed by the Provisional Government of the Republic of China (an area of approximately 11.69 million square kilometers)
Status	Provisional government
Capital	Nanjing (Jan—Mar 1912); Beijing (Mar 1912—Oct 1913)
Common languages	Chinese
Government	Federation; Presidential republic (Jan—Mar 1912); Parliamentary republic (Mar 1912—Oct 1913)
President
• 1912	Sun Yat-sen
• 1912–1913	Yuan Shikai
Premier
• 1912 (first)	Tang Shaoyi
• 1913 (last)	Xiong Xiling
Legislature	Provisional Senate（1912—1913）; National Assembly（1913）
Historical era	1911 Revolution
• Wuchang Uprising	10 October 1911
• Presidential inauguration of Sun Yat-sen	1 January 1912
• Government moved to Beijing	10 March 1912
• First National Assembly session	8 April 1913
• Abolished	10 October 1913
Currency	Coin
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Qing dynasty
	Hubei Military Government
	Szechwan Military Government
	Guizhou Military Government
	Hunan Military Government
	Gan Military Government
	Guangdong Military Government
Beiyang government

The Provisional Government of the Republic of China (Chinese: 中華民國臨時政府; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Línshí Zhèngfǔ) was a provisional government established during the Xinhai Revolution by the revolutionaries in 1912. After the success of the Wuchang Uprising, revolutionary provincial assembly representatives held a conference in the district of Wuchang, China, which framed the organizational outline of the Provisional Government.